US Iran war news highlights: Trump says US could restart strikes on Iran ‘if they misbehave’

US Iran war news LIVE: Iran’s imprisoned Nobel Peace Prize laureate Narges Mohammadi was taken to a hospital in northwestern Iran after a ““catastrophic deterioration” of her health, the Associated Press reported citing her foundation.

The Narges Mohammadi Foundation said the Nobel Prize laureate had two episodes of complete loss of consciousness and a severe cardiac crisis.

US Iran war news LIVE: US on Friday decided to withdraw 5,000 troops from Germany amid rift in NATO ties after Iran war. The Pentagon’s announcement came after a spat between US President Donald Trump and German Chancellor Friedrich Merz.

Merz had said earlier this week that Iran was “humiliating” Washington at the negotiating table. In response, Trump said Merz “doesn’t know what he’s talking about.”

US Iran war news LIVE: Israeli strikes on southern Lebanon killed at least seven people and wounded others on Saturday, as hostilities between the two countries continued despite a ceasefire, the Associated Press reported.

Lebanon’s state-run National News Agency reported an airstrike on a car in the village of Kfar Dajal that killed 2 people, while another hit a home in the village of Lwaizeh killing three. NNA also reported a strike on the village of Shoukin that killed two people.

US Iran war news LIVE: US President Donald Trump Friday said the US Navy was acting “like pirates”, while describing an operation seizing a ship amid America’s blockade of Iran ports.

“We’re like pirates…We’re sort of like pirates. But we’re not playing games,” Trump said. He further stated, “We… land on top of it and we took over the ship. We took over the cargo, took over the oil. It’s a very profitable business.”

US Iran war news LIVE: An Iranian proposal which has been so far rejected by US President Donald Trump would reopen Strait of Hormuz for shipping and end the US blockade of Iran before talks on Tehran’s nuclear programme, Reuters news agency cited a senior Iranian official as saying.

Trump had said on Friday that he was “not satisfied” with Iran’s latest proposal.

US Iran war news LIVE: NATO on Saturday said it was “working” with the United States to understand Washington’s decision to slash its troops in Germany by 5,000, following an argument between leaders of both countries, AFP reported.

“We are working with the US to understand the details of their decision on force posture in Germany,” NATO’s spokesperson said on X.

US Iran war news LIVE: The United States reducing troops from Germany should spur Europeans to strengthen their own defences further, German defence minister Boris Pistorius said Saturday, Reuters news agency reported.

This comes after the US Pentagon announced that the United States would withdraw 5,000 soldiers from Germany, its largest European base, as a rift over the Iran war and tariff tensions place further strain on relations between US and Europe.

US Iran war news LIVE: Sardar Asadi, deputy inspector at Khatam al-Anbiya Central Headquarters, warned on Saturday that Iran’s conflict with the United States could reignite, according to the Fars News Agency.

He said Washington does not adhere to agreements, as both sides remain on an uncertain and fragile ceasefire.

“The actions and statements of US officials are primarily media-driven aimed first at preventing a drop in oil prices and second at extricating themselves from the mess they have created. The armed forces are fully prepared for any new adventures or foolishness from the Americans,” Fars news agency quoted him as saying.

US Iran war news LIVE: Bankrupt budget airline Spirit Airlines halted operations on Saturday, becoming the first industry casualty linked to the Iran war after failing to win creditor backing for a US government bailout.

The shutdown, driven by a sharp surge in jet fuel prices during the two-month conflict, is expected to cost thousands of jobs. It also marks a setback for President Donald Trump, who had proposed a $500 million rescue package despite resistance from some advisers and several Republicans in Congress.

No US airline of Spirit’s scale — once accounting for about 5% of domestic flights — has liquidated in the past two decades. The carrier had played a key role in keeping fares low in markets where it competed with larger airlines.

US Iran war news LIVE updates: A senior Iranian military official said on Saturday that renewed fighting between the United States and Iran was “likely,” just hours after President Donald Trump said he was “not satisfied” with Tehran’s latest negotiating proposal.

State media reported that Iran had delivered the draft to mediator Pakistan on Thursday evening, without disclosing its contents.

US Iran war news LIVE updates: Iran executed two men on Saturday on charges of spying for Israel, including one accused of collecting intelligence near the Natanz nuclear facility in central Isfahan province, according to Iranian media reports.

Citing the judiciary, the reports said Yaghoub Karimpour and Nasser Bakarzadeh were hanged after being convicted of cooperating with Israel and its intelligence agency, Mossad.

Karimpour was accused of passing sensitive information to a Mossad officer, while Bakarzadeh was alleged to have gathered details on government and religious figures, as well as key sites including those in the Natanz area.

US Iran war news LIVE updates: Nobel Peace Prize laureate Narges Mohammadi has been hospitalised in Iran after what her family-run foundation described as a “catastrophic deterioration” in her health, including a cardiac crisis.

The secretary of the Norwegian Nobel Committee, which awarded her the 2023 prize, said on Thursday there were growing concerns that the Iranian human rights activist’s condition was worsening after she suffered a heart attack in prison.

Mohammadi, now in her 50s, was awarded the prize while behind bars for her efforts to advance women’s rights and campaign against the death penalty in Iran.

US Iran war news LIVE updates: Hezbollah’s cheap fibre-optic drones are creating new challenges for Israeli troops in southern Lebanon, forcing the military to adapt its tactics against an increasingly lethal threat.

The Israeli military — considered one of the most advanced in the world — has confirmed two soldiers and one civilian contractor killed in explosive drone attacks in under a week, with several others wounded despite a ceasefire in place since mid-April.

The devices are small, cheap and readily available, like “children’s toys”, explained Orna Mizrahi, a senior researcher at Israel’s Institute for National Security Studies (INSS).

The military “does not have nowadays any response for that, because they didn’t prepare themselves for such low-tech explosives”, she told AFP. (AFP)

US Iran war news LIVE updates: US President Donald Trump said that Iran is getting decimated.

“They have no navy. They have no air force. They have no anti-aircraft. They have no radar. They have no leaders,” he said.

US Iran war news LIVE updates: US President Donald Trump said the US could be “better off” if no deal is reached with Iran. This comes after he he said that he is not satisfied with Iran’s latest proposal to end the war.

US Iran war news LIVE updates: US President Donald Trump on Friday signed an executive order expanding sanctions against the Cuban government, two White House officials told news agency Reuters, as he seeks to intensify pressure on Havana following the removal of Venezuela’s leader.

The new measures target individuals, entities and affiliates linked to Cuba’s security apparatus, as well as those accused of corruption or serious human rights abuses, including government agents, officials and supporters, the officials said

US Iran war news LIVE updates: US President Donald Trump invited Iraq’s prime minister-designate Ali al-Zaidi to visit Washington after he forms a new government, as the United States looks to limit Iran’s influence in the region.

During a telephone call, Trump and al-Zaidi discussed “ways to develop and strengthen” bilateral relations between the US and Iraq across multiple sectors, according to a statement from the Iraqi premier’s office. Both sides also agreed to cooperate on efforts to maintain regional stability.

US Iran war news LIVE updates: More than two months into a conflict that has failed to deliver a decisive military or diplomatic win, President Donald Trump faces the risk that a standoff with Iran will drag on indefinitely and leave an even bigger problem for the U.S. and the world than before he launched the war. With both sides outwardly confident they hold the upper hand and their positions far apart, there is no obvious off-ramp in sight, even as Iran submitted a fresh proposal to restart negotiations. Trump quickly rejected it on Friday.

For the U.S. president and his Republican Party, the implications of a continued impasse are grim. An unresolved conflict would likely mean the global economic fallout, including high U.S. gasoline prices, will persist, putting further pressure on Trump, whose poll numbers are falling, and darkening Republican candidates’ prospects ahead of November’s midterm congressional elections. (Reuters)

US Iran war news LIVE updates: Bankrupt budget carrier Spirit Airlines is preparing to halt operations around 3 am Saturday, according to people familiar with the matter cited by Reuters. A board meeting ended without any deal to rescue the airline, effectively sealing its fate.

The collapse is expected to cost thousands of jobs and marks one of the first airline failures linked in part to the Iran war, which has driven a sharp spike in jet fuel prices.

The development is also a setback for Donald Trump, who had proposed a $500 million bailout for the airline despite opposition from some advisers and Republicans.

US Iran war news LIVE updates: US President Donald Trump has made it clear that Washington will not walk away from the ongoing Iran conflict prematurely, even as negotiations remain stalled and global tensions continue to simmer.

Addressing an event in Florida, he said the US was determined to see the situation through. “We’re going to get this thing done properly. We’re not going to leave early and then have the problem arise in three more years,” he said.

Trump further went on to say that Americans are “just winning”, adding, “If it were a fight, they’d stop it. If this were a fight, they’d stop it. You know that expression? It’s true.”

US Iran war news LIVE updates: US President Donald Trump said that Iran’s leaders were evil and the war was necessary as they killed thousands of protesting people.

“Iran’s leaders were evil people. They killed 42,000 protestors in a period of two weeks. We had to get this done,” he said.

US Iran war news LIVE updates: US President Donald Trump, while talking about the war with Iran, said, “We’re in a war because, I think you would agree, we can’t let lunatics have a nuclear weapon.”

He also said that Iran “isn’t coming through with the kind of deal that we need to have.”

“We’re going to get this thing done properly. We’re not going to leave early and then have the problem arise in 3 years,” he added.

US Iran war news LIVE updates: The IRGC Navy’s Command said on Friday in a statement, “The equations and rules governing the new management of the Persian Gulf have been set, and will be enforced, based on the historic directive” of Iran’s Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei.

US Iran war news LIVE updates: Ayatollah Mojtaba Khamenei, Iran’s Supreme Leader, declared the start of a “new chapter” for the Strait of Hormuz, a key strategic waterway. He said that Tehran will introduce new management measures for the Strait of Hormuz following recent US-Israeli actions against the country, reported Press TV.

“Islamic Iran, through practical gratitude for the blessing of exercising management over the Strait of Hormuz, will secure the Persian Gulf region and will dismantle the hostile enemy’s abuses of this waterway,” Ayatollah Mojtaba Khamenei said, emphasizing that the waterway will be managed by new rules.

“The legal rules and the exercise of the new management of the Strait of Hormuz will bring about comfort and progress to the benefit of all nations in the region, and its economic blessings will gladden the nation’s heart; by the permission of Allah, even if the disbelievers despise it,” he added.

US Iran war news LIVE updates: The USS Gerald R Ford has departed the Middle East following its involvement in operations targeting Iran, a US official said on Friday. The carrier is now operating within the US European Command’s area of responsibility.

Despite its departure, a significant American naval presence remains in the region, with around 20 US Navy ships still deployed. This includes two aircraft carriers – the USS Abraham Lincoln and the USS George HW underscoring Washington’s continued military posture in the Middle East.